Where does “þyrs” come from?
þyrs (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic þursaz, from Proto-Indo-European tur-.
þyrs (Old English): monster, demon, giant
Ancestry of “þyrs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | þursaz | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | tur- | — |
Words derived from “þyrs”